CERM 13th ed. Example 51.1 uses a shear strength reduction factor (phi) of 0.85. Everything I've read in the CERM and ACI 318 leads me to believe this should be 0.75. Is this a typo in the CERM or is there some special circumstance for one-way slab design that would make this 0.85?
any and all advice/suggestions would be appreciated. i plan to sit for the October 2014 Civil:Structural exam and i'd like input on study materials. i passed the April 2014 Mechanical: Mechanical Systems and Materials PE exam. the only resources i used to study were the MERM and Practice...
